PettyConcerns
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Hi all,
Longtime lurker here. I am coming into a 100gal aquarium that I am trying to figure out what I want to do with. I'm leaning towards paludarium as those are the most fun to build and cool to look at. Though I'm also considering a desert tank. I've kept many herps and inverts over the years and have some large tanks already.
The issue I'm having is what to put in it, so I can plan out how I'll build it out. I currently have a pair of Takydromus smaragdinus, which are by far my favorite animal I've kept to this point. I have recently kept/currently keep whipscorpions, vinegaroons, reed frogs, and vampire crabs. All but the vampire crabs have proven to be rather unfulfilling to keep. I want more small critters that are active during the day and have personality. I like small creatures in big tanks, I like the scale of my Takys in their 36x18x36. I don't handle my animals so that is not a concern.
What else is there out there? Am I just spoiled by my Takys?
What I want:
- Small (3-5 inch body or so)
- Communal/pairable
- Diurnal or at least active for daytime feeding or visible during the day
- Not arboreal as it is being built in a top opening aquarium
- The lower the maintenance the better
Here's the list I have thus far to consider (ranked):
- More vampire crabs
- Small desert geckos (Lucasium damaeum, Stenodactylus spp.)
- Fire bellied toads
- Small turtle (breaks my size requirements but I like turtles)
What else am I missing?
Thanks!
Longtime lurker here. I am coming into a 100gal aquarium that I am trying to figure out what I want to do with. I'm leaning towards paludarium as those are the most fun to build and cool to look at. Though I'm also considering a desert tank. I've kept many herps and inverts over the years and have some large tanks already.
The issue I'm having is what to put in it, so I can plan out how I'll build it out. I currently have a pair of Takydromus smaragdinus, which are by far my favorite animal I've kept to this point. I have recently kept/currently keep whipscorpions, vinegaroons, reed frogs, and vampire crabs. All but the vampire crabs have proven to be rather unfulfilling to keep. I want more small critters that are active during the day and have personality. I like small creatures in big tanks, I like the scale of my Takys in their 36x18x36. I don't handle my animals so that is not a concern.
What else is there out there? Am I just spoiled by my Takys?
What I want:
- Small (3-5 inch body or so)
- Communal/pairable
- Diurnal or at least active for daytime feeding or visible during the day
- Not arboreal as it is being built in a top opening aquarium
- The lower the maintenance the better
Here's the list I have thus far to consider (ranked):
- More vampire crabs
- Small desert geckos (Lucasium damaeum, Stenodactylus spp.)
- Fire bellied toads
- Small turtle (breaks my size requirements but I like turtles)
What else am I missing?
Thanks!